So this goes back to my question. What do you get for $500?
Unless I’m missing something, a box that plays games.

Does this make Live Gold more valuable, or does it de-value the console itself?

In my opinion, it de-values the console more than it makes Gold seem like such a good deal. The Xbox One has a price tag of $500, but to get what has been advertised like normal console features, it costs $560, and $60 on top for the coming years. I have a feeling that people will be shocked when they find out half of their consoles features are untouchable without a $60 purchase to use said features for a year.

But what I am really amazed at, is how the use of an internet browser is hidden. Even Skype you need a gold subscription for, I don’t understand their decisions to put Skype, a *free* service behind a paywall.

For those of you who are wondering, PS4′s DVR feature is not set behind the PS + paywall

Dear Microsoft,

Why?

I know it’s clear that I prefer Sony, and in this post I in no way mean to sound like I do, I am just voicing my opinion through value as a consumer, not as a Microsoft-angry Sony-fanboy.